Double - Swimming Lessons

"all i see, all i see"

Hide And Seek (FTSE Fucked It Mix) - Kenzie May

First and foremost, where the hell has Britain producer, FTSE been all my life? His mixes are trippin' me out and his newest work on Kenzie May's, "Hide and Seek" is pissing me off cause it's so damn good. His talent and creativity showcase greatly within the mix, so there is no point in me listing his geniusness when you will hear it. Can't really pin point a emotion with this one other than it makes me feel fuzzy inside. 

"i will hide, you will seek
play your game, play your game"

Barely Love You Too (VZLKS Remix) - Frank + Derol

The best way to end the day is with the proper song to close all loose ends and just purely make you feel whole again after a long day. Thanks to the very talented producer, VZLKS I have found my day closing track and once again my jaw has been dropped with his newest release of Frank + Derol's most popular hit & my favorite, "Barely Love You Too". I am truly running out of kind words for VZLKS these days so without further adue, press play. 

"Take a chance, if you dare, make it easier for to me to meet you there
And even if this road ends up at nowhere, make it count for now, make it count for now
Don't wanna be the first to admit it, I wanna know that you're all in it

You know I'd tell you but I feel restrained, Is it safe enough to say? 

Remind me qu'est-ce say, I barely love you too"

Julian (The Chainsmokers Remix) - Say Lou Lou

I've have just been restlessly waiting for days until New York city duo, The Chainsmokers release another gold track and today is my lucky day. Not only have they knocked it out of the park with this rework but they choose my favorite Swedish sisters to remix, so over all I am just oozing with excitement on this new release. I don't know what more I can say about these two guys, they have released nothing but solid remixes that just have the potential to get better and better although that seems so hard to believe cause they are already mind blowing. Anyways, get this loaded on your ipod asap and don't stop playing it real loud.

"and maybe we are sinners, but love ani't no crime

i'll get us through the checkpoints, i'll drive us through the night

you know i'll keep your secret"

March Of The Pigs (NIN Cover) - Superhumanoids

Ever just listen to a song you've never heard before and the second it begins your ears just sink deeply into it? Well thank you Superhumanoids for raping my ears with a flawless cover of Nine Inch Nails, "March Of The Pigs" single. I don't know if you've heard the original but it's quite the handful to put it into simple words. Somehow this cover has twisted up my thoughts and has the ability to throw me in and out of what's real and what isn't, like I can almost feel the song swimming throughout my body. A perfect track to this rainy Sunday. 

"I give you all that you want, take the skin and peel it back
now doesn't that make you feel better? shove it up inside surprise! lies
stains like the blood on your teeth, bite chew suck away the tender parts
I want to break it up I want to smash it up I want to fuck it up

I want to watch it come down, maybe afraid of it let's discredit it let's pick away at it
I want to watch it come down"

Away - Julia Losfelt

Paris based artist, Julia Losfelt to you all is probably remembered for her collaboration with producer, Andrea and her insanely amazing cover of a Kid Cudi's track, "Mojo So Dope". However, get yourself ready to be taken into another world of your mind with her newest and first original, "Away". Losfelt has easily scored a standing ovation with this one from me, her song will calm the nerves and put your thoughts into safe places.

"take me away"

Coco - Gent & Jawns

This dope shit needs no introduction, its Friday mother fuckers!

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T H I Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Y .

Playlist - DRIVE TO THIS (Vol. #1)

Summer has finally commenced and it’s hard to say what this summer will bring but we always know it will be a good time regardless the situations. It’s a season that we itch for in the months ahead and one I never want ending. I feel like most of the best memories are made while driving, ultimately I am hoping this playlist will get you from one place to another this summer. So here is a toast from me to you all, let’s hope for the best this summer, to long nights, careless mistakes, drunken words, face down ass up dancing, screaming, and incredibly loud music, 40 ounces and throwing up shots of tequila, pissing off neighbors, skinny dipping, getting high and staying up all night until the sunrise glares between your eyes.  Make this summer yours.

summertime brings our best & worst monsters

Life In Waiting - i.V.

Urban electronist producer, i.V. has kindly brought back the unforgettable sounds of Imogen Heap, an artist that never really strayed to far from our thoughts. And who would of thought you could make any of Heap's songs even more emotional then they already, well, i.V. has accomplished that thought with his new track, "Life in Waiting" a one you will not want to stop listening too. "Wait it Out" is that one go to track when feeling down or depressed and this producer captures that emotion perfectly. 

"Everybody says that time heals everything. 
But what of the wretched hollow? 
The endless in-between? 
Are we just going to wait it out?"

Royals - Lorde

Lorde Lord Lord.

Finishing the night with the royals.

Nova Scotia - Magic Man

With only three song releases in three months, Rhode Island band, Magic Man has already hit 300k in plays. When first releasing "Paris" and "Texas", I couldn't stop playing them on repeat. They've got a real powerful sound that has the potential for greatness. "Nova Scotia" is their newest track and it's a real heart stopper to say the least, can't wait to see the where time will take this incredible band, I can only hope that I will be fortunate enough to experience a live performance from them down the road. 

"how could you ever ask for more,

what are you looking for"

Out Of Yourself - Truls

What I know is this man hails from Norway and his name is Truls, what else I know...nothing but his shit is good and real tight. So what more do we need to know? I am hoping with time his music will float up to the surface and more information about him will soon leak the internet, until then we can do nothing but appreciate & enjoy what he has created. "Out Of Yourself" makes me think of just random, scattered movie clips just going second by second and you're eyes are trying to catch each clip and put a title to it but can't cause the speed is just too fast for your brain to process and craft up any type of name.

"have you ever been out of yourself?

cause I never want to run away from you again"

Your Morning - Andrea

The fact that this producer is from Paris, you have to already assume he is crafting love & deep passion within his music considering he is based in the "city of love". Andrea has just released his newest EP loaded with three original tracks and two remixes all worth drooling over. Out of that handful of releases, "Your Morning" has found its way in being my top of them all. The first 52 seconds is slow and then without warning a subtle but thick beat drops in and you'll yourself weak in the knees. 

VF Trapocket - Honey Claws

If you're familiar with Honey Claws then you'll understand the bit of difference within this new track he dropped. But this is his newest track to get your hands on and its a free download, so don't hesitate, some new summer jam tunes for the hot days coming ahead. 

"and the phone is still ringing"

Black Mambo - Glass Animals

Boy have I found something so sexy...this will probably become your new favorite song this summer. This song possesses a hint of creepiness but also some palm sweating sexiness. There's this subtle plucking of strings behind the vocals, that will leave you wanting more and hope that someone will dress up and tie you down to this. 

"tickle that cheek and take that throne
pump your veins with gush and gold"

Bravestation

Straight from Toronto, I have uncovered a marvelous trio that go by the name, Bravestation. Just ten days ago they shared their newest jams and they will most likely become your newest most played hits on your itunes for sure. They've got a different quality to them that I can't really put my finger on but I am sure you guys will figure that out slowly. They are the perfect suit to watching the sun go down, feeling that last bit of heat in your eyes and before you know it, the sun is gone and the night has fallen, another day as escaped you. 

"never me let go for long, cause i'll get halfway to the edge
and I know you will be there for me"

Music Sounds Better With You - Giraffage

 

"music sounds better with you"

Open Your Heart (VZLKS Remix) - Jimmy Carris

A remix that will tug hard on your heart strings. By this point, VZLKS needs no introduction other than I am proud to call him a friend. He is just bursting with talent and will transform everything he touches, he's got a long road ahead of him in the music world so make sure you keep your ears out for him and support his every step, UPALLNIGHT for sure will. This is by far my favorite of all the reworks done for this track, no surprise there that VZLKS kills it again. If there is one important thing to remember in life and accept, it's unfortunately we truly do only painfully hurt the ones we love the most, we can only hope the love is strong enough so that they'll forgive you.

"We always hurt the ones we love the most

nobody wants to hurt, but its just the way it goes

open your heart and feel my love

drive away your doubts, i'm not looking for a victim

i just want to make your world bounce"

Your Life ft. Johnny Manuel - Drean

Summertime is literally right around the corner, time for the sunshine, parties, getting faded, fat blunts, cold beers and unforgettable nights. What better way to introduce the pre summer start than hip hop rapper and producer, Drean. Taken from his debut album, Shelves let me let, Drean do his magic and light that spark of thug in your heart for this summer time.

"No excuses, no losing this time

all yours for life, this could be your life"

Fool Of Me Feat. Chet Faker - Say Lou Lou

Landing a collaboration with Chet Faker, you know that this shit will be tight, indeed it is. Can't these two sisters just sing me to sleep every night? I would die a happy, happy person. These Swedish sisters need to make their way to Hawaii so I can physically suffer a music orgasm. This is their newest single, "Fool Of Me" and the combination of these artists is deadly. Falling in love with someone who has a different agenda.

"You feel no pain, that's okay I've got plenty left stored in up my chest

you made a fool of me, lover, you make a fool of me, how funny"

No Time - WALLA

The perfect track to begin this Friday and commencing the weekend! Which I know will be a good weekend! What are everyone's plans? Night in? Getting fucked? Discovering new passions? Whatever it might be Los Angeles natives, WALLA will take you to the place you need to be. With a vibe like Foster the People you can predict they've got the talent to make waves pumping. "No Time" is from their forthcoming EP, Nature which is set to be dropping June 4th so stayed tuned. I wish I was on top of a tall building, people watching while listening to this song, maybe it will lead my imagination to think what could these people possibly be doing. Catch my drift?

"There's no time for anger
there's no time for love"

Peaks - Speak

Nothing beats a good indie pop song to start a Tuesday morning. From Austin, Texas I introduce Speak, who have kindly put together a solid track that will be lasting me weeks on end. This track is a breath of fresh air to be quite honest, a lot of music streaming out lately have been alright but Speak has gotten it right with this release. Makes me think of walking through a forrest, with the sun beaming between trees spotlighting certain plants and its just you and the quite forrest surroundings, exploring to find new adventures. 

"If you think you're alive"

Playlist - GET LOST TO THIS (Vol. #4)

There's this anxiety feeling that tends to rattle up and down my spine when getting lost in an emotional thought but also a small sense of pleasure in it all as well. My hopes for this playlist is to be used a little bit differently this time, compared to the last few volumes. It's not about physically getting lost but mentally, letting your own mind guide you through the never ending maze we have created in our brains. Finding that feeling of desire to be hidden, that urgent need to become invisible within ourselves. We start getting twisted up in curiosity and then all the sudden getting lost starts peaking, you'll feel a moment of panic but then you'll embark on something new, however in order to find our way, we must get lost so close your eyes & lose yourself to this.

Get Luck (Daughter Cover) - Daft Punk

There is truly nothing that this British songstress, Daughter can't do. They have given us a raw, stripped down version of, "Get Lucky" bringing the tempo way down low to a mellow speed. The song itself is actually very powerful, a song that can spill out a lot of different emotions. Tonight, treat yourself to a tall glass of wine, play this song while laying down on the bare cold floor and ponder the word "lucky" & what it means to you?

"Like the legend of the phoenix, all ends with beginnings
What keeps the planet spinning, the force of love beginning

We've come too far to give up who we are, so let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars

We're up all night 'til the sun, we're up all night to get some
We're up all night for good fun, we're up all night to get lucky"

We Will Meet Again - Hunter As A Horse

Thank you London, you have no idea how happy it makes me knowing you are breeding artists with immense amounts of talent. Dream pop trio, Hunter As A Horse have so far put out some fine tunes, their most recent is "We Will Meet Again" and the song expresses much longing for a chance to reconnect with someone again. There is a lot of people within our lives that come and go, but some that have gone you wish didn't. You will always hope you could go back to change what happened so that they never left and it never ended. And so on and so forth, the lyrics voice it all, so make sure you don't miss the lyrics. 

"The sky is black and wide and deep with shards of bright stars so clear 

it breaks my heart and we will meet again, yes this is certain. we will never be too far apart.
 I know I think about you an awful lot of hours, I waste so much of now in favor of this practice. 
But the rain don't make excuses or ask for permission I move in a strange direction, I don't get it. 
So I'll wait, till it clears up  so I can see forever, of all the things I had to say I should have said stay. 
You are in every song I make, you hide between the sentences"

Waiting All Night (Acoustic) - Ella Eyre

By the looks of this girls hair you can already predict she has a banging voice & indeed she does. Hailing from London, Ella Eyre has got a butter voice, it steeps slowly into your ears and just melts away in every inch of your body, its full of soul and passion and the wraspyness of it all will have you wanting more. Obviously this girl can sing and we do not want it to stop, Eyre is the perfect closing to a night full of red wine & deep kissing. 

"I've been waiting all night for you to tell me what you want

tell me, tell me that you need me, tell me that you want me"

The Party & The After Party (Trapback Remix) - The Weeknd

The orgasmic vocals of The Weeknd and then the beats of trap...dying. The perfect kickstarter to the weekend so I definitely can't wait to blow this up in my car later today. The fast hand claps, high snares with hollow beats, never get old. Seems to me like trap is taking over the music scene, producers far and wide are trappin' everthang out. TRAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP YOURSELF TONIGHT.

"Girl, pick up them shoes, I'll race your ass up on them stairs
Just grab a room I swear no one will interfere
Girl bring your friends if you want, we can share. 
Or we could keep it simple, baby
We can just ride baby, ride baby
I know you know I know you wanna... with it. 
Don't be shy baby, I'll supply baby
I got you girl, oh I got it girl"

Operate - ASTR

What a sexy debut single to drop from New York duo, ASTR. Combining both the horror film scores and nostalgic drama of Miami vice all in one, how can you not want to get sexy to something like this. Friday has come, time for the weekend and time to get dirty with it. Let's just say if you were a lap dancer this is the perfect jam to be played while dancing, grinding your hips on someone's body, making sure they can feel your every move without touching you, getting that sensation of pleasure inching up your spine. 

"Call me the doctor, make me the doctor

follow the lights down, i'll be the one

operate, operate, operate"

Who Knows - The Rest

VIDEO OF THE NIGHT. 

"Who knows where I go, you could offer silence"

Sea Of Dreams - Baby Alpaca

A trio make up what you are now introduced to as, Baby Alpaca (which is also a very cute animal) but let's just say they are our generations, The Smiths. So ultimately with that being said you know they are going to be good. Just releasing a few songs here and there, you can hear the amount of talent they have just by listening to them. "Sea of Dreams" is emotionally beautiful, it will drift your imagination into a deep ocean abyss where you will find yourself hoping you can catch each dream you have in life that's floating away before you.

"takes me to a sea of dreams

we wait in a sea of dreams"

Aurescent - Kodak to Graph

A song with a lot going on is the best way to describe this one. Mellow introduction and after about a minute in a half it transitions into a more hollow beat and small electro tunes. Florida, Kodak to Graph is a good start to the first day of the week and an instrumental to imagine an endless amount of possibilities. 

Shadow of The Sun (Acoustic Version) - Taped Rai

Located in Stockholm, Sweden I have found tucked away two very unique and mysterious men striving to get their music out to the world. With just only a preview and an acoustic version of a track out they are sure in the right direction for success. Due to this gloomy day this song will definitely hit the spot for you, slowly up and down your spine. This track has given me a lump in my throat because of the sheer fact that it is just flawless, too beautiful for words to describe, any artist with that affect is one worth keeping an eye on. 

"building mountains in disguise, 
i've been keeping secrets till i'm in the ground"

I Was A Fool (Matthew Dear Remix) - Tegan & Sara

An introduction? Really? On these two girls...don't think so. Good job to Matthew Dear for knocking this one out of the park, calm and collective. 

"If you’re worried that I might've changed, left behind all of my foolish ways
You best be looking for somebody else, without a foolish heart, a foolish heart

I stood still is what I did, love like ours is never fixed, I stuck around, I did behave

I saved you every time, I was a fool for love, I was a fool for love, I was a fool"

Betty Who

Truthfully what first caught my eye with this artist was her album art and then I pressed play and couldn't stop listening. My heart is just racing with excitement finding her, she is pure talent and her music will knock you off your feet, at least I hope. Australia is just killing it with their upbringing of artists and the creative minds coming out from there. I had to share a couple of her songs from her recently released debut EP. She is the moment before a kiss, the magnetic tension between you and someone ese, memorizing each other before you fall. She assures you that falling in love is right and nothing to second guess. 

"Imagine drinking wine in Sicily, and you'll be kissing me on New Year's Eve
Nothing but cobblestone and red brick streets, you'd like the cold
Just tell me what it is that's holding you back, if we get lost we'll follow old train tracks,
you're in love every other day, cause you smile at me like you're dying to say
That your heart beat stops when I'm walking away, so don't walk away
You're in love, every other day you're in love"

Phantasm Ft. Nicole Millar - Cosmo's Midnight

Obviously the saying "two heads is better than one" is true in this case. Sydney based twin brothers, Cosmo and Patrick has been on my radar since last year when they released a remix they did on, Flumes single "Sleepless" and since then they've been creatively putting together mixes month and month. But they have recently graced us with their original, Phantasm featuring fellow Austrailian Nicole Millar who adds her sexy, down to earth vocals to give us a very pleasing track. You'll want to jump into a pool and feel the water surrounding you, slowly sinking to the bottom, watching the bubbles from your mouth escaping and you'll realize there is nothing to worry about in this moment in time, it's just you sinking, all alone. 

"I cannot hide, I cannot hide"

Metric Interview

Some may agree that Emily Haines is like a drug that you never want fading away. She is a fast bullet that tries to make sense of the ruin and with her sexy drifting vocals she has a magic that leaves you completely shaken up. The combination of her and the three men she shares the stage with take music to whole new level. Empowered by complete passion and adventure, Metric started from a dream and has continued to keep us at the edge of our seats wishing we could be apart of the dream they’re living. Their latest album, Synthetica, exemplifies the meaning between what is real versus what is artificial, furthering the boundaries between genres and confronting the type of people we are. Currently on tour, they will be making their way for the first time to perform at the Republik in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was able to catch lead guitarist, James Shaw before their show on April 13^th to talk about their exciting new tour stop.

Let’s start from the beginning, how did Metric start?

Um wow that was a long time ago, I met Emily in Toronto and we started making music together. Years later we were living in Brooklyn, New York and we met Josh and Jules and they had sort of gone on a similar adventure and moved to New York to follow a career in music. The four of us sort of shared a similar vision on how we wanted to live our lives and the type of music we wanted to make. Then we ended up in a band together.

What is the process when it comes to writing songs?

Umm, usually Emily writes a lot of the music but there is either two things that happens, Emily will write songs and bring them to me and I’ll sort of arrange them, produce them and sort of change them into Metric songs or I’ll write music on my own and send her stuff. She will sort of write lyrics, vocals and melodies on top of that, and then we bring it to the studio and turn it into a Metric record.

Out of all your songs which one means the most to you?

That’s impossible to say. That’s like saying which one of your kids do you love the most?

Do you hold maybe a top five?

Um not really, they come in and out for me. I was in a taxi in Los Angeles a couple of years ago and a song came on the radio of a song of ours from our record, Live It Out. I literally had no recollection of writing or recording that song on any level and I haven’t thought about it in years. I heard it and thought it was really cool. After that I got really obsessed with it and relearned how to play, it was weird you know? Sometimes they just leave for a while and then come back.

In what ways have you changed since your first album?

That’s kind of a subjective thing, music is just one of those things where people hear our albums and think that it’s progressed in one way and others think our albums have progressed in another. When we put out Fantasies and we started doing press for it, there were one or two questions that would be asked first in every single interview. They would be, wow this record is so much darker than your other records or this record is so much more positive than your other and it’s the same record. It just depends on where you’re coming from, it depends on why you’re listening or how you’re listening and what it means to you. To me personally, we’ve just evolved as people, I have no objectivity on the music. I just hear the development of the more people involved and everything that we’ve done to just grow as people and how that is reflected in our music.

What is the reaction you hope for from your listeners?

I hope they understand what were doing and obviously I hope that they like it. It’s a weird thing making music because you don’t really know what anybody is going to think why you make it.  Usually the process in making and recording music is quite a sheltered one. You don’t really know what’s going to happen and it has this amazing state before it’s released when anything’s possible. You don’t know if it’s going to change the world or do absolutely nothing. There’s sort of a beauty in that. I’ve had many musicians talk to me about this same thing, where the reality is usually less thrilling then the possibility. I don’t know if that’s necessarily because sometimes it does well and sometimes it doesn’t, there’s just no such thing as a reality that’s as good as what could happen in the imagination.

Where do you see Metric in 10 years?

God I have no idea. We might still be together, we might not be, I don’t know. Vegas?

Lastly, any final words for the readers?

Yea, we’re really excited to come to Hawaii. There’s been lots of talk over the years on stopping there on the way to Asia or on the way back but it just never seemed to happen so this time we’re really excited to come.

Metric stole the show last night with a completely flawless set, being just inches away from Emily Haines as I was taking photos, I could feel the amount of passion just dripping off of her. Her unique stage presence and creatively dark lyrics transports you into a indescribable world. The way she sounds on track is exactly how she sounds live, and her band throws you over the top with excitement.